140 Days: The fast-track school term in an asylum centre (in Switzerland)
By Jo Fahy JUL 15, 2014 – 11:00 Children at a Zurich asylum centre don’t pack their rucksacks and head off to the local school each day like other kids […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
Navigation app boon for Haj pilgrims from India
A new state-of-the-art navigation system is being introduced to help Indian pilgrims to find their way to their places of accommodation in Makkah during Haj, Indian Consul General B. S. […]
Yellen Tells Congress That Fed Will Continue to Help Economy
WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the economy continues to grow slowly, that the Fed plans to continue to help, and that the basic situation is not likely to change anytime soon. “Too many Americans remain unemployed; inflation remains below […]
Brief Lull in Gaza Ends as Israel Resumes Strikes After Rockets Fly
Source: NY Times: JERUSALEM — Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday, despite Israel’s initial embrace of an Egyptian cease-fire proposal, which the Islamist Hamas movement appeared to reject. Israel announced at 9 a.m. Tuesday that it had accepted the Egyptian initiative, but the unilateral […]
Former Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA Naib Sadr with Mr Obama at white house!
Source: Saad Kramat USA Yesterday on 14.07.2014, an Ahmadi from America spent 1 hour on a dinner table with President Obama. He spoke with the President about the jama’at, Hazoor, and our campaigns such as Muslims for Peace and Muslims for Life. More:
Shopping secrets of the Taliban revealed
By Riaz Sohail BBC Urdu, Bannu Rasheed Rehman: The Taliban were good customers and didn’t haggle over prices An army offensive in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of Pakistan has caused large numbers of people to flee to safer regions. Among them is shopkeeper Rasheed Rehman, who until recently counted Taliban fighters […]
Miswak: Sticking with tradition…
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Published — Saturday 12 July 2014 Millions of Muslims across the world, especially in Arab countries, swear by the miswak as the ideal tooth cleanser, with […]
DRINKS AND MINORS : One in four attempts to buy alcohol underage succeeds
Although it’s become more difficult for minors to buy alcoholic beverages in Switzerland, one in four underage clients still succeeds in buying wine, beer or hard alcohol, according to an official survey. Access to alcohol for minors appears to have become more difficult in Switzerland over the past decade (Keystone) […]
7 days of tyranny: Gaza toll hits 177
GAZA CITY: The death toll from Israel’s seven-day air campaign against Gaza militants rose to 177 on Monday, as a UN official said more than a quarter of those killed […]
Saharan remains may be evidence of first race war, 13,000 years ago
DAVID KEYS ARCHAEOLOGY CORRESPONDENT Monday 14 July 2014 French scientists working in collaboration with the British Museum have been examining dozens of skeletons, a majority of whom appear to have been killed by archers using flint-tipped arrows. The bones – from Jebel Sahaba on the east bank of the Nile […]
Gaza bleeds, world sleeps
GAZA CITY: As the Palestinian carnage enters a fifth day, there has been no concrete action from any country or leader that could halt savage Israeli attacks against defenseless Gazans. […]
Sound System covers Grand Mosque Prayers up to 9 Km
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
Even when it brutalises one of its own teenage citizens, America is helpless against Israel Over the last fifty years America's 'strongest ally' has acquired a sense of smug invincibility
BY MIRA BAR HILLEL THE INDEPENDENT What makes young people snatch a stranger their own age, beat him up, force petrol down his throat before setting him on fire? And what makes officers of the law hide their faces, snatch a slight 15-year-old and beat him senseless? And then the […]
Why doesn't the media ever mention the lack of progress in the Middle East? No one reminds us that today’s carnage on both sides is an obscene replay
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Once, we used to keep clippings, a wad of newspaper cuttings on whatever we were writing about: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza. Occasionally, we even read […]
Qur'an lesson for today: To do the Jihad with the Holy Qur'an
176. To do the Jihad with the Holy Quran [25:53] So obey not the disbelievers and fight against them by means of it (the Qur’an) a great fight. [14:2] Alif Lam Ra. This is a Book which We have revealed to thee that thou mayest bring mankind out of every […]
Iraq crisis: How Saudi Arabia helped ISIS take over the north of the country
World View: A speech by an ex-MI6 boss hints at a plan going back over a decade. In some areas, being Shia is akin to being a Jew in Nazi […]
Switzerland's Muslim football heroes
World Bulletin / News Desk Despite crashing out of the World Cup on Tuesday, Switzerland’s national football team is currently ranked sixth in the world. Players such as Xherdan Shaqiri […]
Palestinian businessman sponsors mosque construction in Sofia
SEVDA DUKKANCI – KUZEY NEWS AGENCY A Palestinian businessman has generously provided financial support to build a mosque in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia where thousands of Muslim asylum seekers […]
Bethlehem Christians fast with Muslims in Ramadan
World Bulletin / News Desk Christians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem have been observing Ramadan fasting in solidarity with their fellow Muslims during the holy month of […]
How our region is preparing for suicide
Summary It was obvious several years ago, when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was Iran’s president and the Islamic Republic was expanding its power in Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian areas and Yemen, that this endeavor would provoke a backlash from the Sunni Arab states. And it was just as clear that this backlash, […]